The Galaxy Z TriFold is laid to rest. Here’s what I want its successor to fix

The Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold is, by almost every measure, a phone that shouldn’t exist in the first place, and yet here we are: a massive 10-inch screen, two hinges, and a price tag that might make your wallet cry. 

Samsung knew it was a first-generation device, which is why it kept production intentionally limited, a controlled showcase of engineering ambition rather than a full market rollout. 

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However, “more hits than misses” is not the bar you set for a device that costs almost as much as two or three conventional smartphones. For now, the TriFold is gone, but its successor — the Galaxy Z TriFold 2 — is reportedly on the company’s roadmap, perhaps being sketched, argued over, and stress-tested in a lab.